You reserve 2/5 of the seats on a bus. You are able to fill 5/8 of the seats you reserve. What fraction of the seats on the bus are you able to fill?

How do I figure this out?

Multiply,

(2/5) * (5/8) = ?

1/4

The answer is simply 1/4. Hope this helped, if so leave a like.

To figure out what fraction of the seats on the bus you are able to fill, you need to multiply the fractions representing the proportion of seats reserved and the proportion of reserved seats that you are able to fill.

1. Start by calculating the fraction representing the seats reserved: 2/5
2. Next, calculate the fraction representing the seats you are able to fill within the reserved seats: 5/8
3. Multiply the two fractions together: (2/5) * (5/8)
4. Simplify the result if possible.

Let's go through the steps to calculate it:

1. Multiply the numerators (the top numbers) together: 2 * 5 = 10
2. Multiply the denominators (the bottom numbers) together: 5 * 8 = 40
3. The result is the fraction 10/40.

At this point, you can simplify the fraction by dividing both the numerator and denominator by their greatest common divisor (GCD). In this case, the GCD of 10 and 40 is 10:

10 ÷ 10 = 1
40 ÷ 10 = 4

So the simplified fraction is 1/4.

Therefore, you are able to fill 1/4 of the seats on the bus.